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What if we just delay the confirmation email by 15-20 minutes?  I mean, blame it on busy servers, clogged tubes, evil gremlins, whatever, but just don't send the email for a decent interval.  That'd handle 75% of these throwaway accounts.  -- [[User:ZachPruckowski|ZachPruckowski]] ([[User_talk:ZachPruckowski|Talk]]) 21:04, 12 February 2007 (CST)
What if we just delay the confirmation email by 15-20 minutes?  I mean, blame it on busy servers, clogged tubes, evil gremlins, whatever, but just don't send the email for a decent interval.  That'd handle 75% of these throwaway accounts.  -- [[User:ZachPruckowski|ZachPruckowski]] ([[User_talk:ZachPruckowski|Talk]]) 21:04, 12 February 2007 (CST)
Effective but draconian.  Punishes excited newcomers for the idiocy of a few. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 21:27, 12 February 2007 (CST)

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What if we just delay the confirmation email by 15-20 minutes? I mean, blame it on busy servers, clogged tubes, evil gremlins, whatever, but just don't send the email for a decent interval. That'd handle 75% of these throwaway accounts. -- ZachPruckowski (Talk) 21:04, 12 February 2007 (CST)

Effective but draconian. Punishes excited newcomers for the idiocy of a few. --Larry Sanger 21:27, 12 February 2007 (CST)